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Rather than argue about dates and years, could we talk about the ways we are truly going to overcome this? I doubt a community which prides itself on intelligen
by nixpulvis 5y ago
Rather than argue about dates and years, could we talk about the ways we are truly going to overcome this? I doubt a community which prides itself on intelligence and research really has nothing better to say than "where's your apocalypse now?"
I for one desperately want to start hearing actionable plans for carbon (or climate) pricing. Also, while I understand the impact I have as an individual is limited, I also am deeply aware of the fact that needed systemic changes will have an impact on me. Has anyone tried to summarize what we should expect life to look like during and after the needed changes? This will be the path to acceptance, which is somewhat of a prerequisite for policy change in a democracy.
Food for thought, obviously somewhat redundant.
- MattGaiser 5y agoThe problem is that timelines are central to the discussion. If we have 8 years, we are limited to existing technology for the most part and geological/biological solutions will be of limited use. If we have 800 years, we can use more trees and bet more future technology.
- nixpulvis 5y agoHmmmm, I mean the point is that it's urgent. I think we should all be able to agree on that by now. The weather is to the point it's changing and weather is a far more localized phenomenon. At the very least we shouldn't be making matters worse by, for example, inventing stupid new ways of wasting precious energy. Conservationism needs to be the new norm, and we can take new technologies that help as the are available. However, much of the work will need to be on the policy side, as unfortunate as that may be to us technologists.